I realised that at this point in my life I want nothing to do with people with mental illness. The only reason being that I have been deeply hurt by my two closest friends (one of them was my first love) with serious mental illness since I was 12. I tried everything within my power to help and to continue loving them despite the years of torment they brought me. But in the end one of them committed suicide, and the other one betrayed me for no reason. The whole experience is just too traumatising and I have serious trust issues until today. I am 20 and in Uni now and I sincerely hope to meet more optimistic, sweet people who can make me feel happy again. I feel really guilty about distancing myself from other coursemates who have mental issues, but I don’t think I have a choice. Honestly, I think maybe even I have undiagnosed mental illness now.
